Minimalism in Africa: Terry Riley's "In C" travels to Mali. On this week's installment of Africa O-Yé, we aired a recent Malian recording of "In C", the influential minimalist work by the American composer Terry Riley. In C Mali is performed by a large ensemble of mostly traditional African instrumentalists led by Damon Albarn. The first hour of the show featured other recent innovative music from Mali and Guinée.
This week's host: Andy Hosch.

Here is a link to an informative article from The Guardian about "In C" and "In C Mali" that includes a live performance video: